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Women taking pills are at high risk for this complication of corona
High levels of estrogen, due to taking birth control pills or due to pregnancy, increase the risk of fatal blood clots forming in corona patients. One of the damages of the corona virus is damage to blood vessels
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Sunday, 09 August 2020, 07:39Women taking birth control pills are at increased risk of developing blood clots, which can be fatal if infected with Covid-19, doctors warn in a new study. Most types of birth control pills contain estrogen, one of the effects of which is narrowing of the blood vessels. Pregnant women and women taking estrogen-containing hormonal supplements are also at similar risk.
One of the study's authors, Dr. Daniel Spratt, said that blood-thinning drugs, such as aspirin for example, could be a solution to reducing the risk for these women. "Anticoagulants should be given, and whether women taking hormonal medications such as pills and hormone replacement should stop taking them for now," Dr. Spratt said. He stressed that the corona virus can cause blood clots to form even in patients without background illnesses.
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Estrogen is known as a factor that increases the risk of deep vein thrombosis in some women during pregnancy or taking hormonal preparations. The clots usually form in the legs, but they can move up in the blood vessels and cause a heart attack or stroke. The study, published in the journal Endocrinology, states that taking hormonal contraceptives is known to carry a certain risk of blood clots, but that coronary heart disease may exacerbate the risk even further. "The risk of these women suffering from dangerous blood clots may increase if they become infected with Covid-19," the researchers wrote.
Taking estrogen in any case increases the risk of blood clots, along with coronary heart disease - this may be a risk that requires action. Birth control pills (Illustration: shutterstock)The link between blood clot formation and Covid-19 disease, including the risks associated with high estrogen levels, is complex. According to Dr. Spratt, several studies will require innovative animal tissue models to decipher and explain it.
Birth control pills are one of the most common and popular contraceptives in the Western world, and tens of millions of women around the world take them. Mostly, they are based on estrogen and a synthetic version. Progesterone - the two hormones needed to hold a pregnancy. The pills actually create a condition that mimics pregnancy hormonally, thereby preventing getting pregnant. But along with this major effect, they also have other side effects, one of which is an increase in blood clotting factors. Sprat, a woman's average risk of developing a blood clot is 1 in 1,000. Corona morbidity can significantly increase this risk.
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"As more information about the corona virus is discovered and collected, more and more questions are being raised about the possibility that it increases the risk of blood clots and stroke, especially when combined with birth control pills and hormone replacement estrogen-containing and pregnant," Dr. Spratt told the Daily Mail. Women are advised to stop taking estrogen-containing preparations about two weeks before activities that increase the risk of thrombosis, such as long-haul flights or surgeries. ".
